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If You Don't Know Me By Now


The song "If You Don't Know Me By Now" by Simply Red is originally in the key of A major. It was written by Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff and first recorded by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes in 1972. Simply Red, a British soul and pop band, covered the song in 1989 for their album "A New Flame." The lead singer of Simply Red, Mick Hucknall, delivers a heartfelt and soulful performance in the song. As for trivia, "If You Don't Know Me By Now" became one of Simply Red's biggest hits, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The melody is characterized by its smooth and emotive vocals, accompanied by gentle piano and orchestral arrangements, evoking a sense of nostalgia and longing.

d d d d f g g f If you don't know me by now
f f f d# d# d# d# d# f f d# You will never never never know me
c d# f d# d d# ooo . . .

d c d All the things
a# d d c a# g That we've been through
g g a# a# c g You should understand me
g a# d d d c Like I understand you

a# d d d d c d f Now girl I know the difference
g a# d d c a# g a# Between right and wrong
g a# a# a# a# c g I ain't gonna c nothing
g a# a# a# d d c To break up our happy home

f f f d# f d# f Oh , Don't get so excited
f f f f f f d# f d# a# when I come home a little late at night
c# a# c# a# c# c# c# c# a# Cause we only act like children
f d f d f d g ( g f d ) when we argue fuss and fight

d d d d f g g f If you don't know me by now
f f f d# d# d# d# d# f f d# You will never never never know me
c d# f d# d d# ooo . . .

c d d We've all got
c d d d c a# Our funny moods
a# a# c a# I've got mine
d d a# d d d Woman you've got yours too
d d c d Just trust in me
g a# d d c a# Like I trust in you

g a# g a# a# a# c g As long as we've been together
g a# a# g d c a# c It should be so easy to c
f f d# f d# f c# Just get yourself together
f f a# g# f f d d# d a# Or we might as well say goodbye
f f f d# f d# f What good is a love affair
f d f d f d f g when we can't see eye to eye

d d d d f g g f If you don't know me by now
f f f d# d# d# d# d# f f d# You will never never never know me
c d# f d# d d# ooo . . .